
* Irene Riggs of Morgantown (WV) leads girls in the Champs Sports South region currently with a 5k season's best of 16:32.32.
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As regional competition for Champs Sports Nationals nears, look no further than the deep South regional to find some of the nation's top talents.
Competing for those 10 spots to advance to nationals in December could make for quite the show in Charlotte, N.C. on Nov. 26.
In the South region, it's currently Irene Riggs who takes the top spot in the rankings with her 16:32.32 5k performance at the West Virginia state meet on Oct. 29. In total, six girls in the region have gone under 17 minutes for the 5k, including fellow West Virginia competitor Alyssa Sauro and two of Texas' best athletes -- Ava Bushaw (Carroll) and Isabel Conde de Frankenberg (Cedar Park).
Who else in the South will be aiming for nationals bids and top performances at the regional competitor later this month?
Scroll below to see which girls located in the Champs Sports South region have put tog...